NOT ME!

Shot to the heart - I'm not to blame!

Foolish are those who love,

And have no love in return.

To dream that one will be there

Although you are not a concern.

So, what do you do when

Your Heart’s not your own?

Do you quit even trying?

Spend your life all alone?

No!  Not me! Not me at all!

I refuse to live life without fun!

I will start living again, Ev’n tho,

My half-witted Heart’s on the run.

A crazy thing about excitement,

Old memories soon become dim.

Your Heart peeks in at your door, and says,

He has come back to you on a whim.  

In response to your Heart’s desire,

“No, you can’t come back for today.

I am having too much fun for you,

It’s time for adventure and play!”

The Heart is broken up about

Your refusal for his humble return.

“Please don’t cry, you little Soft Heart,

You have a huge lesson to learn.”

“I have a loving position for you,

Of its location, my lips are sealed!

You can only return to live there,

When you have totally, utterly healed!”

My lonely Heart went so sadly..

So sadly, All alone on his way..

“After all,” he said to himself,

“Tomorrow is another (new) day.”

Reviews

[wordman]

sometimes we just can`t seem to forget,and we wait in hoping

[A. Kim Spradling]

Hey, Word! It's not time to forget yet, even if I could. Hope is a good thing.

[wordman]

yeah,i know

[The Iron Horseman]

Very nice, and wise advice too!

But, oh dear, I found another one, teach!

'Your Heart peaks in at your door, and says'
In this, 'peaks' should be 'peeks'.

Put down that wet lettuce leaf — I don't need a face rub, thank you very much! :D

Another good read. Thank you.

[A. Kim Spradling]

LOL... Oh, Iron... I tell the kids at school that I am not a speller!! I will say this... I HATE auto correct but I LOVE spell check.... It at least half way knows what I am trying to say. Auto correct has a mind of his own... AND, he is generally wrong!!
*Putting my lettuce leaf down sadly...*

[The Iron Horseman]

I always turn off auto-correct; it drives me bats when it 'corrects' something to pure nonsense!
read moreI always turn off auto-correct; it drives me bats when it 'corrects' something to pure nonsense!
And thank you for not hitting me with that wet lettuce leaf!

[A. Kim Spradling]

Yes, and it will correct something like the word "truly" but will let me spell the word "snart"... REALLY????

[The Iron Horseman]

Definition of 'snart': a contraction of 'smart fart'. i.e. a polite, silent emission of noxious gases.
:D

[A. Kim Spradling]

More like a lady like fart... LOL

[The Iron Horseman]

I had a brain glitch there. Between thinking and typing. I meant to type 'sneaky' not 'smart'.
Agh! Cracking up!

[A. Kim Spradling]

Well, in my humble opinion a sneaky fart is a smart fart.... LOL... I'm still cracking up as well!!!

[emipoemi]

Farts are generally smelly, and you guys are nuts to have struck up such a wacky conversation......(lol)

[A. Kim Spradling]

Wacky is my middle name. It works perfectly well with Belle Starr... LOL

[emipoemi]

.....no kidding :p

[emipoemi]

This poem essentially encapsulates my life right now...from the first two stanzas (especially)....to the end (bits and pieces....not entirely....it's hard when you're surrounded by lovers, but have no love in return - lol). This is well done anyway as a whole. You weave it nicely throughout with some juicy lines and strong imagery. Much enjoyed! Your musicality is a bit wonky in a few places (namely Stanza 3 Line 3; and Stanza 5 Line 3), but it's a very good poem as a whole. Well done!

[A. Kim Spradling]

Ha!! Me too!!! That is what I will say to that.

I read this and then change bits of it. I know it is not quite there. I laughed as I wrote it though. I wanted the heart to have a mind of its own as it often does in real life. I think it's time to fight back. LOL That is what I am trying to do in this piece. I think I will get it right before the night or week is over.

Funny, but I use the word "wonky" as well. We are the only two people I know that use it.

[A. Kim Spradling]

Oh, yeah, and the heart using Scarlett O'Hara's line at the end. I had to do it.

[emipoemi]

funny! must have grown up with it....my mom used it a lot, so I picked it up.

And yeah, references are fun when used appropriately. Kudos on that!

[A. Kim Spradling]

I got it from my mom as well.... I am a huge fan of old movies.

[emipoemi]

............8O..........I grew up on the classics!!..... comedic classics, but still the classics. I have a good eye for references - I tend to make the occasional one or two in my poetry.....see if you can spot them (they're not all from films, but they're still references - lol).

[A. Kim Spradling]

I will do just that!